Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Optical Nonlinearities in Chalcogenide Glasses and their Applications

  • Book
  • © 2007

Overview

Authors:
  1. A. Zakery

    1. Department of Physics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. S. R. Elliott

    1. Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 135)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
    Download chapter PDF

  2. An Introduction to Chalcogenide Glasses

    Pages 1-28

  3. Basic Concepts of Nonlinear Optics

    Pages 29-53

  4. Experimental Techniques to Measure Nonlinear Optical Constants

    Pages 55-73

  5. Measurement of Nonlinear Optical Constants

    Pages 75-105

  6. Optical Nonlinearities in Chalcogenide Fibres

    Pages 107-128

  7. Optical Switching in Chalcogenide Glasses

    Pages 129-150

  8. Issues and Future Directions

    Pages 151-176

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 177-201
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Photonics,whichusesphotonsforinformationandimageprocessing,islabeled as one of the technologies of the 21st century, for which nonlinear op- cal processes provide the key functions of frequency conversion and optical switching. Chalcogenide glasses are based on the chalcogen elements S, Se, and Te. These glasses are formed by the addition of other elements such as Ge, As, Sb, Ga, etc. These glasses are low-phonon energy materials and are generally transparentfromthevisibletoinfrared.Chalcogenideglassescanbedopedby rare-earth elements such as Er, Nd, Pr, etc., and hence numerous applications ofactiveopticaldeviceshavebeenproposed.Theseglassesareopticallyhighly nonlinear and could therefore be useful for all-optical switching. This book is a review of recent progress in the science and technology of chalcogenide glasses, with an emphasis on their nonlinear optical properties, forgraduatestudents,practisingengineersandscientistsfromawidemultid- ciplinary area such as physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and material science. Since the interest in this area is growing worldwide, a book dealing with this subject will be of great value to researchers of varied backgrounds. Chalcogenide glasses and their electronic, structural, and photoinduced properties are introduced. Techniques to characterize the linear and nonlinear optical properties of these glasses are introduced and used to measure the optical constants of chalcogenide glasses in the form of bulk, thin ?lm and ?ber. The possibilities of fabricating passive and active devices are presented.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    A. Zakery

  • Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, UK

    S. R. Elliott

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation